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  • 1Curve (disambiguation) — A curve is a geometrical object in mathematics. Curve may also refer to: Curve (band), an English music group Curve (magazine), a U.S. lesbian magazine Curve (design magazine), an industrial design magazine Curve (album), an album by Doc Walker… …

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  • 2Grading on a curve — In education, grading on a curve (also known as curved grading or simply curving) is a statistical method of assigning grades designed to yield a pre determined distribution of grades among the students in a class. The term curve refers to the… …

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  • 3curve — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 line or surface that bends ADJECTIVE ▪ gentle, graceful, slight, smooth, soft ▪ sharp, tight ▪ sweepi …

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  • 4curve — curvedly /kerr vid lee/, adv. curvedness, n. curveless, adj. /kerrv/, n., v., curved, curving, adj. n. 1. a continuously bending line, without angles. 2. the act or extent of curving. 3. any curved outline, form, thing, or part. 4. a curved… …

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  • 5curve — [[t]kɜrv[/t]] n. v. curved, curv•ing, adj. 1) math. cv a continuously bending line, without angles 2) the act or extent of curving 3) any curved outline, form, thing, or part 4) cvb a curved section of a road, railroad track, path, etc 5) spo… …

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  • 6grading — noun Grading is used before these nouns: ↑curve …

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  • 7Bell curve grading — In education, grading on a bell curve (or simply known as curving) is a method of assigning grades designed to yield a desired distribution of grades among the students in a class. Strictly speaking, grading on a bell curve refers to the… …

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  • 8Academic grading in North America — The following is a summary of the academic grading systems in North America. Canada In the Canadian province of Ontario, another system is placed that replaces the A–F system. This system was instituted by the provincial government in around 2001 …

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  • 9Contract Grading — is a form of grading which results from an instructor to student cooperation, and entails contracted number of assignments of specified quality that correspond to specific letter grades. Contract grading may be contrasted with other grading… …

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  • 10Academic grading in Israel — In Israel two grading scales are used: 0 10 (usually for small quizzes, surprise quizzes etc.) and 0 100 (usually for exams).The 100 point grading scale is as follows:* 10 or 95 100 = rtl he. מצוין (excellent) * 9 or 85 94 = rtl he. טוב מאוד… …

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